One way to create a believable fictional reality is by doing extensive background research for your book's setting.
Research Makes Your Setting Real
Category: READING
Why, How, and What Writers Should Read
~ Do you write? Are you a reader? ~ You have to read widely, constantly refining (and redefining) your own work as you do so. It’s hard for me to believe that people who read very little (or not at all in some cases) should presume to write and expect people to like what they … Continue reading Why, How, and What Writers Should Read
How Do You Choose a Book to Read?
~Does Books+Main Have the Right Idea? ~ There are a whole bunch of e-book sales listing services out there – Bookbud, Fussy Librarian, Rifle, E-Reader and more. These services list books that are on sale with a short sales-pitch type blurb. With 50 % of all romances being published independently, I use these services all the time to find new … Continue reading How Do You Choose a Book to Read?
I love to read: Why reading during NaNoWri is a bad Idea
I love to read. In fact, I don't just love it-- I am compelled to read. I read everything. If there is a newspaper in the recycle bin, I read it. If there is a cereal box on the table, I read the label. If there is a book left anywhere, I pick it up … Continue reading I love to read: Why reading during NaNoWri is a bad Idea
Favorite Places to Read
Where do you like to read? I’m a compulsive reader so I enjoy reading anywhere. I have been known to read while stirring the stew and in the few seconds it takes to microwave my tea. One of the reasons I like to read paperback books as opposed to e-books is that it is actually … Continue reading Favorite Places to Read
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